Day: 6 December 2022
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Cristina Fernández: Argentina awaits verdict in VP’s trial
Cristina Fernández is accused of leading a conspiracy to award public work contracts to a friend.
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Greek Roma boy shot by police prompts outrage in Greece
The 16-year-old Roma boy is shot in the head, in the latest incident involving police use of force.
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Witnesses challenge Israeli policeman’s killing of Palestinian
Video shows the man shot by a policeman at close range, and bystanders say it was unjustified.
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TV Rain: Latvia shuts down Russian broadcaster over Ukraine war coverage
The channel has been accused of showing content that supports Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Shireen Abu Aqla: Al Jazeera files case at ICC over journalist’s killing
The network says it has evidence that Shireen Abu Aqla was shot by an Israeli soldier “deliberately”.
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Kerala: Indian men jailed for rape and murder of Latvian tourist
Two men have been sent to jail for life for the rape and murder of a Latvian tourist in Kerala in 2018.
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Lady Gaga dog walker shot: Gunman gets 21-year prison sentence
Ryan Fischer was shot by James Howard Jackson while walking two of the singer’s French bulldogs.
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Maharashtra: India leopard cubs reunited with mum
Wildlife officials were called after the cubs were found in a field in India’s Maharashtra state.
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Indonesia passes criminal code banning sex outside of marriage
The new laws will disproportionately punish women, LGBT people and religious minorities, critics say.
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China bids farewell to former leader Jiang Zemin
A grand ceremony was held for the former leader in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.